Affiliate Events

Immigration and Empowerment: Rights, Community Response and Care

Date: December 6, 2024
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Ingraham Hall 19

 

Presentations:
Short 10–15-minute presentations. 

Audience:
University community, including mixed-status students, staff, and faculty; university community members who are part of mixed-status families and communities; and anyone interested in the topic.

Materials:
Educational materials on services and know-your-rights will be handed out.

Panelists and Topics:

  • Marla Ramirez, Dept. of History: History of deportation.
  • Erin Barbato, Director Immigrant Justice Clinic, UW Law School: Immigrant and immigration rights.
  • Matt Sablan, Mental Health Provider, UHS: Wellbeing in difficult times.
  • Luis Velazquez, Director of Civic Engagement and Relational Voting Program, Voces de la Frontera: Communities preparing to respond.

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